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I figured the movement was a little off...I have a vintage Omega dress watch with a 283, so I knew it was at least a decent movement, if not actually original.
I'll keep an eye out for that bogus caseback in the future.
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: It's still Wednesday, right?
: Hi Andy, Yep I'm sure it was still Wednesday
: somewhere in the world when you posted :-)
:
:
: Check out this link to a vintage
: Railmaster...does this dial look right to
: you? I've noticed there are
: "stubbies" which tend to indicate
: a fake on some modern Seamasters. Does
: anyone know if the old Railmasters ever had
: minute markers extending below the hour
: markers?? For comparison, check out the
: Chronocentric Seamaster FAQ page at
:
: www.chronocentric.com/omega/seamaster.shtml#railmcomp
: Yep, you are dead right, that is at least a
: bad redial.
:
: There are also a few other
: "tell-Tale" signs. It has a 283
: movement. According to OVI ( Omega Vintage
: Info ) Railmasters only came with 284, 285
: & 286 movements.
: The caseback is marked as a 2652-11 SC, Again,
: according to OVI the 2652 is shown as being
: a Constellation.
: Another HUGE give away in the caseback. See how
: this one is engraved with C & R ? This
: is a personal engraving done after the watch
: left the factory . Exactly this caseback is
: shown on page 51 of the "Japanese
: Seamaster Book" ( possibly in other
: books too ). This is one of the most copied
: casebacks out there. Anytime you see the
: letters "C" & "R" on
: a case back, ignore it. At best the caseback
: is fake, at worst the whole watch.
:
: I have scans of 3 brochures featuring
: railmasters click on the following pics to
: see larger versions.
:
:
: The next one has slightly different hands..
:
: Also Bill Sohne has a mini review of the
: Railmaster on this web page You can
: see a genuine dial there.
: The auctrion is for a pure franken/fake. The
: movement is genuine ( not from a Railmaster
: though), but I wouldn't bet on anything else
: being a genuine Omega part.
:
:
: Thanks!
: Andy
:
: & Thanks to you for posting the link.
: Steve
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